We have employed mannose-modified gold nanodots (Man-Au NDs) as a luminescence sensor for the detection of the thyroid-cancer marker thyroglobulin (Tg) in homogeneous solutions. The luminescent… (More)

We demonstrate a sol-gel approach, using a water-in-oil microemulsion as the template, for the synthesis of hollow and yolk/shell silica nanospheres, which can encapsulate pre-formed hydrophobic… (More)

In this talk, we will introduce a real analogue of Noether-Lefschetz number which captures the existence of holomorphic discs with boundary on special Lagrangians. We will study the holomorphic discs… (More)